Strange happening

This is a discussion on Strange happening within the Sky Broadband help forums, part of the Sky Broadband help and support category; Right i was downladoing a file earleir and suprisingly it said it was at 2.30mb, this is weird as my ...

Re: Strange happening

Router sync speed is no where near potential maximum

Fact - You cannot download faster than your sync speed.
Fact - ON ADSL you will always loose 10-15% to overheads.
Fact - To download at a rate of 1.5MB/s on ADSL you would need a sync speed of at least 13.5Mbps.

Re: Strange happening

Originally Posted by SkyCST

...It was kinda a rough guide as i didnt feel math would be required for a forum answer.

Next time ill be sure to include my answer and calculations.

Don't worry too much.

Too many people who quote figures and don't realise how an upper or lower case letter can change the meaning of them with computers and comms. This isn't to say that this is the case with yourself though.